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With lamb performance heavily reliant on the ewe’s milk supply, ensuring ewes are in the best condition pre-and post-lambing is key to achieving high lamb growth rates.

With lambing time on the horizon, vets offer a reminder of best practice with a focus on low antibiotic use, colostrum quality and ewe nutrition.

A focus on ewe nutrition during the last six to eight weeks of pregnancy can help produce healthy lambs and maintain ewe health, says Bryn Hughes, of Wynnstay